befool

be·fool

[bih-fool]
verb (used with object)
1.
to fool; deceive; dupe.
2.
Obsolete. to treat as a fool; call (someone) a fool.

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English befolen. See be-, fool1


1. bamboozle, delude, mislead; cheat, swindle.
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vb
(tr) to make a fool of

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